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Showing posts with label students. Show all posts
Showing posts with label students. Show all posts
Sunday, August 28, 2016

Before The School Year Starts

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Maybe you have already bought back to school supplies. Maybe you are not a procrastinator. Maybe you are not squeezing the last few days of ...
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Please Take the M-STEP Student and Parent Surveys

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The Michigan Department of Education has put out parent and student surveys on the M-Step. I understand (at least on the parent survey) ther...
Sunday, June 8, 2014

Ann Arbor Chronicle Column: Students and the Body Politic

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Do you spend your time thinking about what it means to have a free press? Then you might like my latest column for the Ann Arbor Chronicle...
Monday, August 19, 2013

Welcome Dr. Jeanice Swift! Here is Some Advice

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Dear Dr. Jeanice Swift, Welcome to Ann Arbor! As I mentioned in an earlier post, I hope that you will sit down with Steve Norton of Michig...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Blueberries and Kids

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I will post about the superintendent search after both candidates have come for their final visits. From Wikimedia Commons In the mean...
Friday, March 22, 2013

How Cool Is This?/My Head Is Going to Explode

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How Cool Is This? From the BBC News : So it's here. School Report News Day 2013 is upon us - and about 1,000 schools are due to ...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Are You Following the NWEA MAP Controversy In Seattle?

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Over in Seattle, ALL of the teachers at Garfield High School have agreed to boycott the NWEA MAP test. They have the backing of the PTSA, an...
Monday, February 4, 2013

Your School Should Have One Too

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You School Should Have One What Too? One Town Hall Meeting. Tonight Ann Arbor Open gathered for a Town Hall meeting, organized by the Ann...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Why This Student's Making A Movie About Testing

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My college friend posted this link on Facebook, with a note that "This is why I left teaching." (She works as an attorney now, but...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Laws About Teaching, Laws About Schools

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Here's the latest information from Michigan Parents for Schools regarding proposed Michigan legislation. We’ve just released the ...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Good Teacher, Bad Teacher, Red Teacher, Blue Teacher

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I've become fascinated by the discussions around "bad teachers." Over and over, I read articles where teachers get their backs...